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Attitudes Toward Women Many poems have been written about the lives of woman and struggle of love they went through. Two of them are “To His Coy Mistress” written by Andrew Marvell and Robert Browning’s “My Last Duchess.” There are some similarities, as well as differences in their attitude toward women. “To His Coy Mistress” values women and their love they give, while “My Last Duchess” totally degrades the role of women in society. “…

…his time. When women had no rights and weren’t given equal opinions. “To His Coy Mistress” was the showing of affection and an invitation to love. Marvell absolutely could not live without the woman he was in love with and just wanted to please her and be with her. Although, as Marvell placed women so high on the platform in his poem, Browning’s “My Last Duchess” shows feelings of women crudeness and worthlessness.